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Suchitra Sairam is pleased to present her student Meena Nanjundeswar in her first public solo performance. Traditionally, the Salangai Pooja (prayer for the bells) is conducted after the dancer achieves a base level of competency, and is the first occasion on which a dancer wears his or her bells in public performance. The brief prayer will be followed by a one hour performance by Meena. Invitation Only

Suchitra Sairam of Kala Vandanam and Tara Weatherly of Sendero Flamenco are delighted to share their work “Red Sun” at the final “Sample Night Live” show of 2017. Come join us and several Sample Night Live favorites for a fantastic taste of performing and visual arts, all in one evening!

Dance Informance – Informal. Informational. Performance. Bharatanatyam is a beautifully rich art form, but can be a little complex and overwhelming to understand at first. Let us help demystify it – Learn more at our “Dance Informance.” Try your hands, eyes and feet at some of the signature aspects of Bharatanatyam. Join us for our FINAL Informance of 2017! We will focus on the “Language of Expression” and how the sophisticated vocabulary of Bharatanatyam allows us to convey any feeling, meaning or…

Dance Informance – Informal. Informational. Performance. Bharatanatyam is a beautifully rich art form, but can be a little complex and overwhelming to understand at first. Let us help demystify it – Learn more at our “Dance Informance.” Try your hands, eyes and feet at some of the signature aspects of Bharatanatyam. Join us for our 3rd Informance of 2017! We will focus on the “Language of Rhythm” and how we utilize different aspects of rhythmic expression in Bharatanatyam. LIMITED SEATING…

Kala Vandanam is honored to present an excerpt of Ritu – The Seasons at the 2017 Midwest Melharmony Festival presented by the Melharmony Foundation in Madison, WI I bow to the wheel of six seasons Cycles of birth and death Each season bestows gifts Enchanting our hearts Bringing abundance to our earth Inspired by Kalidasa’s 4th century Sanskrit work Ritu Samhara and Vivaldi’s 18th century Italian work Le Quattro Stagioni, Kala Vandanam’s Ritu – The Seasons brings out the beauty of each…

Suchitra Sairam is pleased to present a lecture-demonstration on Bharatanatyam as a part of the Midwest Melharmony Festival. Sponsored by the Wayzata Education Fund, the Melharmony Foundation, and the Wayzata Orchestra Boosters, this event is an opportunity to celebrate and better understand the rich artistic traditions of Southern India and experience the innovation of Melharmony, the blending of Carnatic musical traditions with Western harmonic and orchestral traditions. Midwest Melharmony Festival Schedule WHS Auditorium 1 1:00 PM: Welcome and Introduction to…